2-year-old's body pulled from lake in Naples

An investigation is underway after two-year-old Peter Mitchell's body was pulled from a lake on Tuesday in Naples.

The incident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. at an apartment complex off Valerie Way.

According to reports, the boy's mother, Lacey Opper, found a door to her home leading outside wide open, and her son was nowhere to be found. She then called and told her mother who contacted authorities to report the boy missing.

Deputies arrived on the scene shortly after to search for the child. During the search, Opper found her son's sippy cup by a nearby lake.

A neighbor aiding in the search, William Letchworth, then spotted the boy's body floating face-down in the lake and immediately jumped in to retrieve him. Once on shore, Letchworth began CPR before responding deputies arrived and took over.

The child was then rushed to the hospital to receive further treatment.

Mitchell was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The investigation is ongoing.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to pay for burial expenses, if you'd like to donate to the family, click here.